Deister (horse)
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 The “Deister” monument by Frijo Müller-Belecke in Osterbruch |
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| Race: | Hanoverian |
| Father: | treble |
| Mother: | Eagle burdock |
| Mother, father: | Eagle shield xx |
| Gender: | gelding |
| Year of birth: | 1971 |
| Year of death: | 2000 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Colour: | Dark brown |
| Stick measure: | 163 cm |
| Breeder: | Hermann Hahl |
| Owner: | Paul Schockemoehle |
| Prize amount: | 1,428,399 DM |
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Infobox last modified on: December 9th, 2007. |
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Deister (* 10. February 1971 of treble from the Eagle burdock ; † 27. August 2000 ) was a dark brown Hanoverian gelding and one of the most successful show jumping horses in the world. It was admiringly called The Bouncing Safe .
About Deister
Deister was born in 1971 in Osterbruch on the farm of his breeder Hermann Hahl. After initially difficult attempts to break in, he was sold as a dressage horse at the Verden auction in November 1974 for 17,000 DM, as he had recently come second as a potential dressage crack in a material test. He was not allowed to participate in the elite auction that preceded the auction in November because he was too inconspicuous and lacking muscle. It soon turned out, however, that Deister was not suitable for dressage because of his good looks .
Deister then came to Hartwig Steenken at the age of five , who trained him as a show jumping horse and finished second with him in the Grand Prix of the Verden indoor tournament after about a year in 1977. As Steenken had a serious accident and died shortly afterwards, Deister came to Paul Schockemöhle for 200,000 DM , with whom he would celebrate his great successes until he finished his career in 1989 with a second place at the German championships. Deister lived on the pasture for eleven years before he died on August 27, 2000 at the age of 29 in Mühlen . Hermann Hahl (his breeder) about him: In the beginning he was very annoying, he was difficult to keep in the paddock and during the first attempts at riding he carried my son to the ground countless times.
Paul Schockemöhle (later and last owner) about him: I was impressed by his mentality, his fighter heart and his great fortune. Of course, I underestimated his difficulties. If only I had my money back, I often thought at first. If someone had come to me to buy Deister, I think I would have given it away at a loss. At work he gave me endless difficulties, he was overzealous and made many mistakes. In addition, it often took a long time for him to grasp certain things mentally, for example behavior in combinations. But he never gave up, he wanted to learn!
Victories
- European Champion 1981, 1983, 1985
- European team champion 1981
- German championship 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987
- At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles he was part of the German bronze team, two years earlier Schockemöhle and Deister had won team silver at the World Cup.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul Schockemöhle , sports-reference.com